Ethel Ayler

Ethel Ayler

Ethyl Spraggins Ayler (May 1, 1930 – November 18, 2018) was an American character actress with a career spanning over five decades.

Filmography

Friends
Friends
1994 · TV
as Hospital Administrator
Melrose Place
Melrose Place
1992 · TV
as Mrs. Bowen
Great Performances
Great Performances
1971 · TV
as Hattie
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
2001 · TV
as Ellen
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
as Carrie Hanks
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · TV
Family Ties
Family Ties
1982 · TV
as Ms. Daniels
Girlfriends
Girlfriends
2000 · TV
as Nana Blackwell
Martin
Martin
1992 · TV
as Mrs. Whitmore
Sister, Sister
Sister, Sister
1994 · TV
as Ginny
7th Heaven
7th Heaven
1996 · TV
as Mrs. Macaferty
The Bodyguard
The Bodyguard
1992 · Movie
as Emma
Brooklyn South
Brooklyn South
1997 · TV
as Mabel Oakley
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986 · Movie
as Jewelry Saleswoman
Out of Practice
Out of Practice
2005 · TV
Day by Day
Day by Day
1988 · TV
as Marjorie
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
1997 · Movie
as Gran Mère
The Andros Targets
The Andros Targets
1977 · TV
as Beatrice Long
To Sleep with Anger
To Sleep with Anger
1990 · Movie
as Hattie
The Wedding
The Wedding
1998 · Movie
as Eunice
Stormy Weathers
Stormy Weathers
1992 · Movie
as Clara Wilkes
Lord Shango
Lord Shango
1975 · Movie
as Lady in bar (uncredited)
Fire & Ice
Fire & Ice
2001 · Movie
as Lola Aimes
The First Breeze of Summer
The First Breeze of Summer
1976 · Movie
as Hattie